D. Kellus Pruitt, SearchHealthIT
“Years before Newt Gingrich distanced himself from his lobbying for electronic health records (EHRs) on behalf of paying members of his Center for Health Transformation think tank, he penned what would become a popular mantra for other health IT stakeholders as well: “Paper kills.”
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Craig Byer, Health IT Pulse
“Health IT doesn’t belong in just hospitals and physician practices; there’s a place for electronic systems in dental offices, too, according to providers.
And dentists should be paying attention to what’s going on in those other clinical settings, too, according to Dr. James Fricton, professor at the University Of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
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Ann-Marie C. DePalma, RDH
“Electronic medical records and electronic health records (EMR and EHR) are words dental professionals are not accustomed to using. In 2014-2015, however, dentistry will be part of the proposed regulations governing EHR. How will your practice transition, what will be required, and what will not?
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Melinda H. Benton, HL7 Standards
“New technologies from the cloud to virtual assistants are transforming the way provider offices operate. As the health care industry strives for greater efficiencies and adopts sustainable measures, submitting medical claims on paper seems to be a thing of the past. A less costly and fast solution has emerged that is paving the way for a completely paperless claims process: electronic attachments.
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Patti DiGangi, RDH
“At 10 p.m. on a Sunday evening I realized I needed my carpets cleaned for the holidays. Immediately I sat down at my computer and Googled “carpet cleaning.” It was so easy to place my order for an appointment. The carpet cleaning experts received my order electronically; their team showed up on time, cleaned my carpets, and sold me a few add-ons. One of the workers swiped my credit card payment on his handheld device, gave me a receipt, and said, “Wow, just got another job.” In the meantime, I scheduled a CE presentation engagement via my cell phone while doing research on evidence-based databases on my laptop.
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John, EMR and HIPAA
“I must admit that the following question is one that I don’t have a very good answer to. However, I’ll offer what I know and hopefully the readers of the site can also chime in with their thoughts in the comments of this post.
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Carolyn Bloch, Federal Telemedicine News
“Nearly 28 percent of California’s children have untreated tooth decay, according to a survey done in the state. Families with low incomes and people with complex medical conditions face considerable barriers to obtaining dental care and as a result, have significantly worse oral health than other segments of the population.
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Hippmann, R. et al, Methods of Information in Medicine, 49(2)
Objectives:
To identify support of structured data entry for an electronic health record application in temporomandibular joint disorders.
Methods:
The methods of structuring information in dentistry are described and the interactive DentCross component is introduced. A system of structured voice-supported data entry in electronic health record on several real cases in the field of dentistry is performed. The connection of this component to the MUDRLite electronic health record is described.
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redOrbit
“Low-income residents in the San Fernando Valley will receive improved access to dental care, thanks to a new telemedicine project created by the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.
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Cheryl McEvoy, Advance
“I have to wonder sometimes–are electronic health records (EHRs) really the way to go? Now, before someone launches a spiel about how they save time, cut costs and improve the patient experience, let me tell you about last night’s visit to the dentist.
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Bob Brewin, NextGov
“The Army Medical Command abruptly stopped fielding an electronic dental record application that is part of a larger health record network the Defense Department operates for soldiers, according to internal e-mails provided to Nextgov.
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Detlef Borchers, Heise Online
“Die Kassenzahnärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KZBV) hält die von den Krankenkassen verkündete Ausgabe von elektronischen Gesundheitskarten ab dem 1. Oktober für nutzlos.
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RedOrbit
“More than four hundred foster-care students within the Twin Rivers Unified School District will be able to receive free dental care thanks to a new telemedicine project created jointly by the California Dental Association Foundation, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and the California HealthCare Foundation with start-up funding from Verizon.
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Military Family News
“The Military Health System (MHS) is leading the charge with the groundbreaking implementation of a dental component to AHLTA, the military’s electronic health record, and service members are reaping the benefits.
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Sky News
“Australians would be able to examine their own medical records online and would have access to subsidised dental care under a health system overhaul recommended to the federal government.
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The Telegraph
“The mechanical mandible allows experts to study the wear-and-tear on dental fittings like crowns and bridges without using costly human subjects.
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Carolyn Bloch, Federal Telemedicine News
“The Military Health System (MHS) AHLTA-Dental has consolidated Tri-Service Dental Records into a single secure electronic resource.
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Peter Buxbaum, Government Health IT
“The Defense Health Information Management System is in the process of deploying AHLTA Dental, a module included with the new AHLTA 3.3 release.
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“The use of Internet technology impresses dental patients and is becoming an expected part of the dentist-patient relationship, according to a survey released this month.
Patients associate their dentist’s adoption of online technologies and tools with advanced clinical skills, treatment methods, materials and procedures, according to the survey, billed as the largest examination of dental patients’ use of information technology ever attempted.”
Article
George Lauer, iHealthBeat, 17 December 2008
“Sesame Communications, provider of online software and services to the dental industry, today released results from a new survey which revealed that the use of Internet technology greatly influences patient perceptions, among other findings. Patients associate their doctor’s adoption of the latest online technologies and tools with advanced clinical skills, treatment methods, materials, and procedures. These findings, along with other results and insights, are summarized in a new whitepaper titled “Technology Meets Tradition.” The findings and content are based on over 23,000 dental patient surveys submitted January through October 2008, across the United States and Canada. Believed to be the largest study of its kind ever conducted, the whitepaper is now available for free download for free download.”
White paper
Sesame Communications, 2 December 2008
